Senior Data Scientist

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC in Oklahoma City is seeking a Data Scientist to build statistical, machine learning, and decision models to support complex operations. This role involves designing experiments, working with engineers, and developing models for decision support. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in data science, strong Python and SQL skills, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied data science, statistics, machine learning, or decision science experience.
• Strong skills in Python and SQL.
• Experience with model evaluation, explainability, uncertainty, and data quality issues.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design experiments, features, metrics, and model evaluation strategies.
• Build supervised, unsupervised, and simulation-based models.
• Translate model outputs into clear recommendations and confidence measures.
• Partner with data engineering and product teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Applied data science

Machine learning

Statistics

Decision science

Model evaluation and explainability

Tools

AWS

Job description

Build statistical, machine learning, and decision models that help teams understand complex operations and act with confidence.

Impact

• Turn messy operational data into trusted signals.
• Develop models that support forecasting, prioritization, risk scoring, and decision support.
• Work directly with engineers and domain experts to move models into production workflows.

What you'll do

• Design experiments, features, metrics, and model evaluation strategies.
• Build supervised, unsupervised, and simulation-based models for operational decision making.
• Translate model outputs into clear recommendations, confidence measures, and evidence trails.
• Partner with data engineering and product teams to productionize analytics and models.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of applied data science, statistics, machine learning, or decision science experience.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with model evaluation, explainability, uncertainty, and data quality issues.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission-critical environments is a plus.